Psychosocial issues in spinal cord injury: A review

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 382-389

  Post, M W M ^a,b   Van Leeuwen, C M C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adjustment disorders; Psychological factors; Quality of life; Social support; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COPING BEHAVIOR; COPING EFFECTIVENESS TRAINING; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84860757190     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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